Lord Burlington
Subtitle: architecture, art and life
By: edited by Toby Barnard and Jane Clark.
Contributors: Barnard, T. C.; Clark, Jane, 1955-
Publisher: Hambledon Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London; Rio Grande, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Burlington, Richard Boyle, Earl of, 1694-1753.; Architects -- England -- Biography.; Classicism in architecture -- England.
Description: "The importance of the third earl of Burlington (1695-1753) as a patron and practitioner of the arts, especially of architecture, has long been recognised. Indeed he has been credited with sponsoring and engineering the Palladian revival in England. Despite his fame, surprisingly little has been written about him. This book presents a modern reassessment of his career, while setting him in a broader context than has usually been the case. His achievement at Chiswick House is examined here in detail by Richard Hewlings, who traces Burlington's ideas at Chiswick to exact sources in Classical and Renaissance architecture. His original and outstanding contribution, which constitutes the first half of the book, marks a fundamental advance in the interpretation of Burlington's architecture and its meaning."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.